Alpine skiing-German Schwaiger stretchered off in men's downhill
YANQING, China : Germany's Dominik Schwaiger was stretchered off the course after crashing heavily early in the men's downhill race at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday.
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Chinese tennis player Peng denies making accusation of sexual assault
BEIJING: Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has denied she ever accused anyone of sexual assault, adding that she herself had deleted her social media post in November that had appeared to make such a claim.
Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Exactly what you need’ – Bruce Mouat bullish after GB beat USA in mixed doubles action
Team GB pair Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds completed their mixed doubles round-robin matches with an 8-4 win against USA on Monday. The GB pair will now face Norway in the semi-finals. And Bruce Mouat said after the match that it was exactly the preparation they were after ahead of the semi-final against Norway.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva the first woman to land a quadruple jump as ROC win team event figure skating gold
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) claim gold in the figure skating team event after Kamila Valieva's almost-flawless performance confirmed top spot. The 15-year-old dazzled viewers in the women's free skate and despite falling after an attempted quad toe loop, produced a world class score of 178.92, over 30 points clear of second place Kaori Sakamoto. Ad/> Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympics; a day after becoming the first European woman to land a triple axel at a Games in the short programme.
Censors step in after Weibo users savage Chinese figure-skater Zhu Yi over fall at Winter Olympics
China's censors appear to have stepped in after a naturalised US-born figure-skater was savaged online after falling flat on the ice and finishing last at the Beijing Games.
Winter Olympics 2022 - The Russian Olympic Committee have won the figure skating team event
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) claim gold in the figure skating team event after Kamila Valieva's almost-flawless performance confirmed top spot. The 15-year-old dazzled viewers in the women's free skate and despite falling after an attempted quad toe loop, produced a world class score of 178.92, over 30 points clear of second place Kaori Sakamoto.
Jakara Anthony’s Winter Olympics moguls gold another step in Australia‘s rise in skiing, but it was years in the making
Australia may be known for its unending beaches and scorching outback but there’s a growing case for the nation to be considered a powerhouse of competitive skiing.
Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Amazing' - Mikaela Shiffrin praises course but laments 'really frustrating mistake' in GS
Defending giant slalom Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out during the first run on Monday, and she told Eurosport that while she was disappointed, she was proud of her performance. The 26-year-old was aiming to collect a third Olympic gold after successes in the slalom in Sochi in 2014 and the giant slalom at the PyeongChang 2018 Games. Ad/> However, Shiffrin – seventh out – crashed on the left-turn fifth gate.